COMMON UNIT CONVERSIONS
Length 1 hp = 746 Watts Unit Prefixes
1 m = 100 cm = 1000 mm 1 hp = 550 ft lbf/ sec
Factor Prefix Symbol
1 m = 3.28 ft 1 hp = 42.4 BTU/min
1024 yotta- Y
1 ft = 12 in
1021 zetta- Z
1 in = 2.54 cm Force
1018 exa- E
1 mile = 5,280 ft 1 kgf = 9.806 N 1015 peta- P
1 mile = 1.609 km 1 gf = 980.66 dynes 1012 tera- T
1 nautical mile = 1,852 m 1 lbf = 4.4484 N = 1 slug ft/s2 109 giga- G
1 nautical mile = 6080 ft 1 N = 105 dynes = 1 kg m/s2 106 mega- M
1 yd = 3 ft 1 N = 7.233 poundal 103 kilo- k
102 hector- h
Mass Work/Energy 101 deka- da
1 kgm = 2.204 lbm 1 BTU = 1,055 J 10-1 deci- d
1 lbm = 453.6 gm 1 BTU = 778 ft lbf 10-2 centi- c
1 slug = 32.174 lbm 1 cal = 4.184 J 10-3 milli- m
1 metric ton = 1,000 kg 1 J = 107 ergs 10-6 micro- μ
1 lbm = 16 oz 1 kWh = 3.6 x106 J 10-9 nano- n
1 US gal = 3.785 L 10-12 pico- p
Pressure 10-15 femto- f
Volume 1 Pa = 1 N/m2 10-18 atto- a
1 cm3 = 1 mL = 1 g 1 bar = 105 Pa 10-21 zepto- z
1 L = 1,000 mL 1 psf = 1 lbf/ft2 10-24 yocto- y
1 L = 1,000 cm3 1 psi = 1 lbf/in2
1 L = 1,000 g 1 atm = 101325 Pa Other Conversions
1 imperial gal = 4.54609 L = 1.013 bar 1 min = 60 secs
1 imperial gal = 1.20095 gal (US) = 14.7 psi 1 rad = 57.30° = 180°/π
1 bushel = 8 gallons = 2116. 8 psf 1 revolution = 360° = 2πrad
= 29.92 inHg 1 knot = 1 nautical mile/hour
Power = 760 mmHg g on earth = 9.8066 m/s2 = 32.174 ft/s2
1 W = 1 J/s = 760 torr
Prepared by: Engr. Trisha Mae Revolteado